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difficult child in psychiatric hospital -again..
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 233496" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I know it's frustrating. And, I know the psychiatrist is never at the family meeting. Their role in acute inpatient treatment always seems minimal at best. Of all the times Youngest was hospitalized (total of 8, I think, at least once in every adolescent unit you can name around here), I only found ONE psychiatrist who actually listened to what I had to say. He even kept Youngest an extra few days, stretched insurance as far as he could, to give me time to set up help at home. He was wonderful. Then on the opposite end of the spectrum, another psychiatric hospital, on two separate admissions, called me out of the blue one afternoon and said, "ok! come get her! She's been discharged!" with no planning whatsoever.</p><p></p><p>The acute programs are subject to the same budget cuts and short-staffing that the counties are dealing with. They're putting bandaids on these kids and sending them home. I don't think they are equipped to do much more, sadly. </p><p></p><p>Keep fighting. You're doing great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 233496, member: 1157"] I know it's frustrating. And, I know the psychiatrist is never at the family meeting. Their role in acute inpatient treatment always seems minimal at best. Of all the times Youngest was hospitalized (total of 8, I think, at least once in every adolescent unit you can name around here), I only found ONE psychiatrist who actually listened to what I had to say. He even kept Youngest an extra few days, stretched insurance as far as he could, to give me time to set up help at home. He was wonderful. Then on the opposite end of the spectrum, another psychiatric hospital, on two separate admissions, called me out of the blue one afternoon and said, "ok! come get her! She's been discharged!" with no planning whatsoever. The acute programs are subject to the same budget cuts and short-staffing that the counties are dealing with. They're putting bandaids on these kids and sending them home. I don't think they are equipped to do much more, sadly. Keep fighting. You're doing great. [/QUOTE]
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